Creating better plans,
better places through the
integration of visioning
and physical planning

Principals
Gianni Longo
Jamie A. Greene, AIA AICP
www.acp-planning.com

 

 

 

 

 

Bringing a Vision to Life —Unprecedented Collaboration Transforming Columbus

The year 2012 will mark a historic time in Columbus’ history.
 
With ACP’s help, over the past several years the City and many private and institutional partners have listened to the voices of thousands of people to craft a common vision for Columbus that celebrates the City’s 200 years of history and helps launch its renaissance.  This “Blueprint for Bicentennial 2012” set a series of priorities for public and private partnerships to implement through the year 2012.
 
The Blueprint is now being implemented as a part of a wide agenda for celebrating the City, its history, and its great future potential. Jamie Greene of ACP Visioning+Planning was appointed as the program manager for this vast initiative, collectively named “200Columbus.”
 
While dozens of annual civic events and festivals will be orchestrated by ACP under the 200Columbus banner this year, the 200Columbus effort expands “celebration” to encompass both physical and social elements that will work as catalysts for greater economic prosperity.
 
A Collaborative Community Gets Things Done
Over the past four years ACP has helped the City to advance a culture of unprecedented collaboration between a wide range of community leaders—a culture which has led to broadly supported initiatives and aggressive implementation.
 
Several high profile projects have already broken ground or been completed: the Scioto Mile Park along the City’s riverfront; the Columbus Commons, a transformation from dead mall to vibrant civic park space in the City’s core; the Art Museum renovation; the Nationwide Children’s Hospital expansion; downtown bridge replacements; and new Hilton Convention Hotel in downtown, to name a few. Throughout this year, many more projects—public art installations, a focus on bikeways, cultural programming, and neighborhood revitalization projects—will come to life throughout the city.
 
Building Recognition, Engagement and Pride Pays
Far-reaching, creative branding and outreach campaigns have helped to ensure that all projects work toward the 200Columbus goal of creating a community that is more inspired, proud and engaged in the progress and increasing vitality of Columbus—leading to a community that is better recognized locally and globally as one of the best places to live, work and visit.
 
For more information, please visit www.200Columbus.com.

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, Feb 10, 2012
200Columbus Birthday Celebration at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Battelle Grand Ballroom

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR
ACP looks forward to an exciting new year: several existing projects including 200Columbus will crest, several new projects and employees will add to the firm’s experience, and ACP principals will present a variety of sessions throughout the country—including two at APA Los Angeles.

NEW CLIENTS

City of Morgantown,
Town of Star City,
Morgantown Monongalia MPO, West Virginia
(Regional Long Range Transportation Plan, Comprehensive Plan for the city of Morgantown, Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Star City)

Columbus, Ohio (Franklinton Creative District Plan)

Muncie, Indiana (Downtown Plan)

Cary, North Carolina (Development of a Project Scope and Planning Process for the Update of Cary's Land Use Plan; part of the Clarion team)

NEW STAFF

Sarah Bongiorno, Project Coordinator – Sarah brings a background in architecture and urban design to ACP with several years in the architecture profession and a Masters of Urban Design from Columbia University. She also teaches 2nd year design studio in the architecture department at The OSU Knowlton School of Architecture.

Brian Davis, Intern – Brian joins ACP from I Know I Can, one of the most successful college access programs in the nation. He is currently pursuing dual Master degrees at The Ohio State University (city & regional planning, landscape architecture)

NEW SESSIONS
SAVE THE DATE

APA Los Angeles:
Investment and Hope Amid Population Decline
Sat, April 14, 9AM
Explore ways to address the needs and aspirations of shrinking, industrial communities into sustainable, thriving ones.
 
Collaboration for Sustainable Change in Developing Countries
Sun, April 15, 1PM
Explore how to initiate and sustain an international planning project in a developing country.

A LOOK BACK

ACP won the top APA honor in five states over the past six years, the latest being the 2011 APA-Alabama “Outstanding Comprehensive Plan” award for the Lee County Comprehensive Plan in collaboration with Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood.

ACP’s previous state honors include: 2010 APA-SC (Charleston County Comprehensive Plan Update); 2009 APA-Ohio (City of Dublin Community Plan); 2009 APA-HI (Kona Community Development Plan); and 2007 APA-PA (Comprehensive Plan for Central Lancaster County).

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